pecuniary
pe·cu·ni·ary
adjective \pi-ˈkyü-nē-ˌer-ē\Definition of PECUNIARY
1
: consisting of or measured in money
2
: of or relating to money
— pe·cu·ni·ar·i·ly \-ˌkyü-nē-ˈer-ə-lē\ adverb
Examples of PECUNIARY
- <that makes good pecuniary sense>
- <the judge recused himself from the case because he had a pecuniary interest in the company that was being sued>
Origin of PECUNIARY
Latin pecuniarius, from pecunia money — more at fee
First Known Use: 1502
Related to PECUNIARY
- Synonyms
- dollars-and-cents, fiscal, monetary, financial, pocket
- Antonyms
- nonfinancial
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Rhymes with PECUNIARY
apothecary, bicentenary, confectionary, confectionery, consigliere, constabulary, contemporary, deflationary, disciplinary, discretionary, diversionary, epistolary, exclusionary, expansionary, extemporary, extraordinary, fiduciary, hereditary, illusionary, imaginary, incendiary, inflationary, insanitary, intercalary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lending library, marionberry, obituary, olallieberry, on the contrary, pituitary, precautionary, preliminary, presidiary, probationary, proprietary, provisionary, reactionary, subliterary, subsidiary, tercentenary, unnecessary, veterinary, vocabulary, voluptuary
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